1813 Georgia gubernatorial election

1813 Georgia gubernatorial election

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Nominee Peter Early John Clark Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 66 48 Percentage 55.93% 40.68%

Governor before election David Brydie Mitchell Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Peter Early Democratic-Republican

The 1813 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1813, in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large congressional district Peter Early defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate John Clark in a Georgia General Assembly vote. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 5, 1813, Democratic-Republican candidate Peter Early won the election against his opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate John Clark. Early was sworn in as the 28th Governor of Georgia on November 5, 1813. ^[2]

Results

Georgia gubernatorial election, 1813 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Peter Early	66	55.93
	Democratic-Republican	John Clark	48	40.68
		Nicholas Long	4	3.39
Total votes			118	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

1. "Georgia 1813 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved 2023-12-08.
2. "GA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. July 18, 2022. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
3. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN   9780786414390.